Improvement in milk-coolers



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Improvement In IVIIIk-CooIer's. I No. 127,898, Patentedjuneuman.

'NITED STATES PATENT GEEIcE.

ANDREW J. KUSTER AND XAVIER MARZOLF, OF STRYKERSVILLE, N. Y.

IMPROVEMENT IN MILK-COOLERS.

Specication forming part of Letters Patent No. 127,898, dated J une 11', 1872.

SPECIFICATION.

We, ANDREW J. KUsTEE and XAVIER MAE- zoLF, of Strykersvill'e, in the county of Wyoming and State of New York, have invented certain Improvements in Apparatusfor Cooling Milk, of which the following isa specification:

Our invention consists in the combination, with a series of-mi1kpans having their bottoms supported horizontally, and a corresponding number of water-pans having inclined bottoms, and yprovided with exits for the flow of water, of the detachable supporting-frames, as will be hereinafter more fully set forth.

In the accompanying drawing, consisting of two sheets, Figure I is a sectional elevation of our improved apparatus. Fig. II is a fragmentary section on line wx', Fig. I. Fig. III is a plan view of the apparatus.

Like letters designate like parts in each of the figures.

A A' represent two vertical rectangular frames, each consisting of vertical posts a, braces al, and cross-pieces a2. They are connected together near the top and bottom by a coupling, b, through lthe knuckles of which passes a locking-bolt, b', which can be readily inserted or withdrawn, or by any other suitable fastening device which allows of the speedy connection and disconnection of the frames. By constructing the frame of the apparatus in this manner each of the portions A A' is enabled to be passed through a door of ordinary size, While they are readily secured together when required to be used. C is the water-pan, arranged in the uppenportion ofthe frame A, and supported on the cross-piece a. and C1, a similar pan arranged in the upper portion of the frame A', but lower than the pan G, which latter is provided with an overflow-pipe, c, so that the water which is fed into the pan() will flow from the same to the pan C1. O2 is a water-pan, arranged in the lower portion of the frame A, and lower than the pan G1, to which it is connected by a conduit-pipe, c1, through Which-the water iiows from the pan O1 to the pan O2. C3 is a water-pan, arranged in the lower portion of the frame A', and lower than the pan C2, which latter is provided with an outlet, c2, through which the water is discharged into. the pan C3, from which itisfinally carried off by a waste-pipe, c3. D D1 D2 D3 represent the horizontal milk-pans, partially immersed in the water-pans (l-G1 C2 G3, respectively. We prefer to construct the latter with inclined bottoms, as shown in Fig. I; the milk-pans being retained in a horizontal position, awayfrom the bottoms of the water-pans, by supports e secured to the latter, as clearly represented in the same figure.

A constant flow of Water through all of the cooling-pans is insured in our improved apparatus, while each of the milk-pans can be filled and emptied separately, without reference to the other pans.

We are aware that milk has been cooled by subjecting the vessel containing it to a current of water, but this we do not broadly claim; but

What we claim as our invention is- The milk-pans D D1 D2D3, having their bottoms supported horizontally, and the-waterA pans C C1 C2 O3, with inclined bottoms, pro vided with exits c c2 c3, in combination with the detachable frames A A', substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

ANDREW J. KUSTER. XAVIER MARZOLF. Witnesses:

ELI Bom-100M, B. M. WARNER. 

